Contact: Cecile Remington Tel: 202-‐540-‐2243 Email: [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE STATEMENT OF COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE CEO SANDRA AISTARS ON ‘THE BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL TRADE PRIORITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015’ WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 16, 2015. I am pleased that 'The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015' introduced today by Senators Hatch and Wyden and Representative Ryan contains language that makes clear that adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights must be one of the United States principal negotiating objectives when negotiating any trade agreement governing intellectual property rights. To meaningfully take advantage of the expanding opportunities presented by both technology and trade, creators rely on strong enforcement of copyright protections consistent with U.S. law. The TPA legislation appropriately reflects this understanding. ### ABOUT THE COPYRIGHT ALLIANCE The Copyright Alliance is a non-‐profit, non-‐partisan public interest and educational organization representing artists and creators across the spectrum of copyright disciplines, including over 40 artist membership associations, guilds, trade associations and companies, and 15,000 individual artists and creators. For more information, please visit www.copyrightalliance.org. 1224 M Street, NW Suite 101 Washington, D.C. 20005 | 202-540-2243|copyrightalliance.org